You are very creative! How do you come up with these ideas?
'Creativo' = cre-a-TI-vo, stress on third syllable. 'Vengono' = VEN-go-no.
Use this after someone has shared a creative idea, artistic project, or original solution. It shows you recognise and appreciate their creativity as a quality, not just the specific product. The question 'come ti vengono?' invites them to explain their creative process.
'Venire' (to come) in 'come ti vengono le idee?' = 'how do the ideas come to you?'. This idiomatic use of 'venire' describes ideas arriving/occurring. The word order 'ti vengono' = the ideas come to you (indirect object 'ti').
Hai una fantasia straordinaria.
You have an extraordinary imagination.
'Fantasia' in Italian means imagination/fantasy — not just fantasy genre
Pensi sempre fuori dagli schemi.
You always think outside the box.
Idiomatic expression — Italian literally borrowed from English business language
Non avevo mai visto questa cosa da questa prospettiva.
I had never seen this thing from this perspective.
Acknowledging the novelty of their viewpoint
Italian culture celebrates artistic and creative genius ('il genio creativo') to an extraordinary degree — da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael are national heroes. Being called 'creativo/a' is significant praise. The Italian education system, while sometimes criticised for conformity, has produced remarkable creative thinkers across centuries.