Reverse networking?

I spent most of last week at conference.  For me, this is an enjoyable but tiring experience.  Most of the conferences I attend consist of instructional sessions and opportunities for discussing new ideas.  Many people refer to this as 'networking' - making and using contacts to share ideas among those with common interests. 

Here my mind begins to wander:  networking...working with nets...casting nets...

So, I was reading John 21 this week.  Jesus had been raised from the dead and was appearing to various people during the 40 days he remained on the earth.  One day Simon Peter and several disciples decided to go fishing.  (I imagine that the disciples, like most of us facing unknowns, wanted to return to something familiar.  For them it was their former profession of fishing.)  They fished all night, but caught nothing.  Jesus stood on the shore asking if they had any food.  They answered in the negative.

John 21:6 And He said to them, "Cast the net on the right side of the boat and you will find some."  So they cast, and now they were not able to draw it in because of the multitude of fish."

Same boat, same net, same water.  Why cast the net on the right side?  As creatures of habit, I suppose that the net was cast off the same side of the boat each time.  Out of habit, we also 'network' with others who share common interests, whether it be in work, church or other activities. 

But Jesus told the disciples to cast the net of the right side of the boat.  Was that unnatural for them to do?  By reversing the way they cast their net, these fisherman saw their catch multiply.  By reversing the way we network (making contact with those who don't know Jesus), would we see more believers?