The changes seem to be designed to make the groups more relevant in themselves and, at the same time, starting points for new connections and interactions through features like the “Top Influencers of the Week” feature (bound to keep the Type-A personalities engaged).
Its worth your while reading the LinkedIn blog post detailing the changes. I’m looking forward to spending some time exploring the groups a little more and working out how I can best use them and LinkedIn in general to boost my firm’s profile.
What do you think?